remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
unaccounted-for expenditures
every year; yearly; annually
restaurant industry; restaurant business; catering industry
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
smoking area; smoking corner
memory; sense; experience
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
in name only; titular; nominal
company director; board member
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
job-related; in the course of one's work
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
large sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
sincere; honest; faithful
regular time; stated period
leaving work; clocking out
the way back; the way home; return trip
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up